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Not in the same way. I know the chairman of the Calguns Foundation (hoffmang on Twitter), who's also for HN purposes the chairman and CEO of a ~200-employee Sil
by declan 13y ago
Not in the same way. I know the chairman of the Calguns Foundation (hoffmang on Twitter), who's also for HN purposes the chairman and CEO of a ~200-employee Silicon Valley recurring billing/subscription management startup. My understanding of his position, and I may of course have it wrong or be misremembering, is that he's okay with some form of background checks, perhaps via proof of backgroundcheckness, for ownership as long as you can actually own the firearm you want. He's okay with regulations on open or concealed carry as long as you can have some form of reasonable carry.
This is the opposite of the extreme near-religious positions of folks who want to ban guns. See Democrat Sen. Dianne Feinstein (CA) telling 60 Minutes she wanted an "outright ban" on all guns -- "Mr. and Mrs. America turn 'em all in" -- but didn't have enough Senate votes for it.
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/01/01/Reminder-Sen-Feinstein-Said-She-Wants-All-Guns-Banned http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/01/01/Reminder-...
- mikeash 13y agoSo you pick two people, one moderate and one extreme, and pretend they're representative? Most people's opinions on this stuff is somewhere in the middle (i.e. there should be some regulations on guns but some private gun ownership should be allowed). There are extremists on both sides. On one side it manifests as "ban them all" and on the other side it's "no regulation whatsoever".
- declan 13y ago>So you pick two people, one moderate and one extreme, and pretend they're representative? Ah, but I'm picking two leading advocates for their respective positions.
- cocoflunchy 13y agoMost people's opinions on this stuff is somewhere in the middle In the US. I don't think I have ever met someone in Europe who was against gun control.